Breach of Contract Claims

Business relationships do not always turn out as expected. When a party fails to live up to an agreement, a breach of contract claim may allow you to recover your losses or compel performance.

Whether your contract dispute involves an employment agreement, a service agreement, a purchase agreement, or some other contractual relationship, we have the experience to protect your interests.

You may file a lawsuit to recover all damages caused by the breach. In certain situations, you may also have a right to compel performance. This is known as a claim for specific performance — asking the court to make the other side do what they agreed. Specific performance is an alternative remedy to awarding compensatory damages and is most often seen in land disputes.

Other remedies may include:

• Compensatory damages — money to reimburse costs and compensate for losses
• Liquidated damages — an amount of money damages specified in the contract
• Punitive damages — money awarded as punishment for bad conduct
• Attorney's fees — money for legal costs if expressly provided for in the contract
• Rescission — a request to void or cancel the contract, as if the breach never happened